Hold The Fungus

I recently tried my hand at making ice cream with mixed results. Since my preferred flavor is French Vanilla, that is what I chose to start. It came out very creamy, but was not as strongly vanilla tasting as I would have liked. Why did my vanilla not taste as strong as it should? This […]

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Since one of the goals of this blog is to help others learn something about cooking I would like to discuss marinating.
Marinating is usually done with meats, but is sometimes used with vegetables. Marinating meats will help make them more tender and impart some flavor. It does require some planning, but the results are worth […]

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I saw Curtis on Take Home Chef make an interesting sounding steak marinated in red wine and crushed Juniper berries which sounded quite interesting.  Cooking with wine sounded pretty good so I decided to give it a try even though I am not a wine drinker.
I had to hit three markets before I found Juniper berries […]

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From watching cooking shows, it occurred to me that most use fresh herbs quite often. Knowing that herbs  have a great bearing on flavor, I picked up several at the market even though they are substantially pricier than dried herbs.  They  have a different flavor than dried herbs so I figured to experiment with them.
What […]

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The most basic of items used in cooking is salt.  Back in high school chemistry we learned that salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl). That seems pretty straightforward, so why are there so many types of salt available? A quick pass through a well stocked market will provide many choices of salt, but they basically fall […]

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For years my diet consisted of very few things cooked with virtually no creativity and flavor was added with bottled sauces after cooking. Occasionally (perhaps even as an afterthought) some seasoned salt was thrown on to change things up. If you are a picky eater, one thing that can broaden your taste experince without adding […]

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